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* , Itithdi,ll:ol6Wl;4'?:,r;.: 0 . 0,141 T We s tn conlem;Aale, arvi , hoW r e ; a fi ni .:o,, the success of , thesf; S3liitar.y ohjeetkt tS gat to, great foe the iihilantlirupy of that -cmlig;,t,ored (.\ Ir. Brougham) w!mi has stood tore nurft a, • 'te'c hampion education, and whose exertions in behalf 61' the poor have Merin eq talir disinterested and no iratittutg Who has employed his industry in detecting, his eloquence in ex ; osing..and his ingeniiity in endeavouring 'to rectify the gross abuses which have too generally pre vailed in the mana,tement of the sacred fund. bequest bed .for the Ilse of the destitute.? itli.pletstireoun, We may witness the t tfotts of the benevolent Romiliy, for mitigating the ri gour ..1 the venal Eng,land ; and the indelatigade Zeal , if another distinguished Senat,ir, (the Hon; H. G. Ben net •, has pin su e d vice C y, o into it obscurest haunts — ,t , (l abuses, the least to engage the attention. of the great, or to at' alien the feelings of the opn 'rot - 7 and who hots proved himself to be " of every Itiend less name the trirtid," I aostain from every allusion to fltu p01(tIc _principles o f'.Bede emit:cut individuals; but when lbeepi.eturral discussions of our oWn times : are for rottetioind the mutual violence of parties subsides in the silence of the tomb, their hash's will be consecrated by the benedictions of the poor. and Itlimiitaottsly cherished by I , osteriiy o.ie of• the most pleasi.ig preiogatives which l'cionz , to Ilse high honour have this day received, is the power •.4 giving (IV humble support to such measures, and of actii.g. ou these great subjects, in concert with such men. taut, Gentlemen, to' this brig - ht picture there it unfortu nately reverse. The cheering prospects I have: described are oh-seined hr mattv threateoing clouds. Activity and per severance 'are notpectiliar to the virtuous, nor is a zeal for the proreoleation of • their principles confine& to the wise There is a baneful source of national daneer, %Innen etninnt he teweieilantly e enarded against, or too chisely in veitigatcd. flow levy vent how daring are the 'endea vours of inceediaries in Valet - laird, to nlisseminate tar and wide amongst the people an inordinate thirst fur extravagant civil innoiation, and an aversion. to the ecclesiastical establish nien6 of the country! Mae active are the venders of mora Poison, io dispersing throughout the kingdom their perai tome nostrorns of pin'aileurss and sedition! flow n o un-roes are the public writers whose winks have a tendency to un dermine the found:dime; of social order and of private hap- Ititlyt'S- and wl7r , laltour with a mischievens assiduity to bring he Gaveinment of their country and of eveny (Aber State into contempt ! Who employ the keenest weapons of satire, and leyel the most deadly shafts of malice and misrepresentation, against the character and person of their Sovereign, as well at against the meastireS and intentions of his advisers! A fair and constitutional ooposiiion is equally necessary and re spectable; and, thimeli I am resolved to give all the support I coascientiiiiisle can to those M.llO at thie aElittOtti crisis preside over public affairs, yet, so often as a sense of duty compels me to biller from them. I shall du so with- firmness and candour, though without either virulence or animosity. But those who Wantonly assault the Throne itself, Will offer insolts to their Sovereign, which they themselves conld not put up with, and striveto render him odious and contemptible in the eves of his people—those who brand bis Ministers with every epithet that can outrage, and accuse them of being at:lt:Med by every motive that cat degrade—those, in short, where writings or liaraticnes inflame the worst. .passions of the moll, arid, by an indiscriminate otiose of puhlic men, who HAVF. served or DO serve the Crow'', excite their followers to hate sod despise whatever is great, good, or respectable —are, in Ow opinion, the most (lane, inns art! the most inveterate enemies-to the peace and prosperity of this country. That there Aire, abieres to rectify, I nut only admit, but contend; tied shall uheerfully concur in supporting arty rational mea sure for the redress of any, public grievance. But even the thirst.gluing of these abuses are preferable to any reinely, originated in external violence, orextorted by revolutionary iotinrid ition, and arc ler fess alarming I ban 1 he chimerical , projects of those who, ie t a State compose 4 of beings indivi dimity fallible and corrupt, think It ever would be possible to realize a system of Utopian ;perfection,. To a moderate reform in Parliament, however, 1 shall always be a steady friend; hat annual elections and miller;,! suffrage will find a deter mined eneiny in me. To di4fracchise, at a lair price,. de cayed or non-existing borelis, ant thus lessen the overween ing influence which gives to a few individuals unconstitu tienal cootioril over the Ministers as well as the people—to put an end to the elisgracefil tumults, and diminish the vititee's expellee, which contested elections - now occasion in Eeenand, by establisinng the system of voting in parishes, as well as by other regulatiiins, and afterwards restore to the nnors a triennial check over the proceedings of their Re presentatives—are measures which I cin dially approve There are also m:eiy serious nitic:6,ms to the ereeeol siste - to •.'•1.1, I,e winch the ' Elective privi lege is chiefly confintot to the untitled aristocracy of the coun try. The grievance muter to!lich this goonty lainmrsoif lieine only represented io every alternate narti intent, ought not t, pass nnrorticrd, . or miredressial. The Yalu ieneaCcordi og to which the right of voting is regulated ill counties, Ims become e)lesrnete throneh the lapse of time, and constant floctuation in the real value of property: The separ afoot,' too, of the Dome:mai meet:rum from the nomiNtnat LC, which ori ginated in the ages of- feudal barbarism, is, I Honk; incon sistent with the spirit and iostitittions of modern times, and seem , : liable to orally abuses. It may enable any monied man, even from the !emotes! part of England, to acrpore an as cendancy,in a Scottish Omni y, with a Inch he is 'otherwise totally unconnected. I state thise sentiments with that , fairness anvil candour which are due front a Representative to his Conon uents ; hut I should state them with infinite reluctance if I hereby hurt the feelings, or lessened the re gard, of any friend. According, however, to the preseine laws of the country, suerottintTv, and not LAND, is the spe cies of property -to which the right of voting, in Scotch Counties, is attached ; but I consider this law to he inexpe dient and anomalous, because 1t may be so acted upon, that the interests of the Landed Prop' ietors would be outweighed, and their aggregate votes oat-numbered, by those of stran gers ; so that they themselves might gradually he reduced to total and irremediable insignificance. I could not, however, a; a Freeholder, resist the enrolment even of my most deter mnied opponent, if he claimed upon e a proper and unques tionable QuAlery at of soperiority; nor could I, as it cendidate, by oinittitig to apply for the support of any Gentleman thus circa aist anced, be deficient in slowing that respect, which all tare Filq: holders Oti the roll of every county have a right indiscriminately to claim. No friend, or even candid anta gonist of mine, could tem et or reauire that I should legislate instead of canvassing,, that I should draw a limo• of itIVIIIIDOS the law does nut recognize, and which, in as far as regarded my °Yeti feelings and obligatioos, would he utterly repuenant to every dictate of gratitude and fritorn ship. I world ask a nt) Gentleman who considers superiority votes to he the rotten part of our Constitution, whether he would in the House of Coalitions object to the Members for Old Sirnin or Midhurst taking their seats, or refuse to have the nem:fit of their votes on a division I If he replies in the negative (and he cannot do otherwise), and if all Menthe's of Parliament, whether for Gattoo or for l'orkshite, are placed upon a footing of entire equality, even those who are most hostile to the present system mon admit, that, on a parity of principle, all Freeholder , leg•iiiy coronet) mint he treated with eyed respect. If airy interference of the Leeislat ore sh o uld e v e r h e .call e d for upon this subject, it would be in dispensably necessary to sraeire an ample pnenitinry indem nity to those who are possessed of superiorities, and so to change the hatu re or modify the amount of the qualiiiication, as to render the elective franchise (which is the most valtt- r . able birth-right of nritims) acceseihte to a larger proportion of the respectable inhabitants of the connive. I hare been told, that by thig.candid declaration f shall ireittre my own political interests ; In, whether I stand or. fall; I wish to possess no interest, but that which arises from the indepeo dence of my priociolea, and the unbiassed approbation of the 'County. I am tc,;(l, also, that this declaration will give to others an advalitage over on self ; hot even If I were to believe, what God forbid I should sospect, that any , intention is en tertained of ntidertninion me, I sactifiee every other consi dt'ration to that of ace:toe mom principle• of fairness, jos t and plant dealing.; 'mail I should ever forfeit, by hay rug so acted, the pith mouton I now enjoy, fshall - retire to prieate life with the rood aud consolatory reflection, that I Jr lee sit rrast etidteiviiiired to merit the confidence I have lost, a id that my conduct, if not prudent or advantageous, has at least been c,iisAdentio.ls and uncisguised. • With reeard to the expediency of removing the disabilities .which ~,atlect homan Cationic Brethren, although I believe that the tide of popularity is now adverse to lily opinion . , I WO still a d.cided friend to coociliation and would freely grant to the l'.titioint-Ia the unlimited they con tend fur, Woold it _not he a sufficient safeguard to the' Pro t <tau t Estalinatioreirt that ,the Sovereign on the Throne s 'mad be Pt otrstalit, be which means one third of the Legis -1 aunt toe whole of the Executive Anthority, would coo t .irir exclusively r e sted in Protestant hands? A Protestant ;general Show a preference to Protestants, avben roof-1 - IM.! great offices of trust ; and the Cat holics,• if relieved front the stigma of legal incapacity, would witness so natural 1 , 1.4 i-eviler withoot indignation or surprise. , If I were sailed it poll to reniemln r the intemperate language the Catlionea, i -!ro'tlrl remitnt yoo, in eeter „, of pror, cati at. 1 hev have e on-tautly t xpei ieneed, and of the hardships t hey still undone. O indlannY Ireland ! when will ttty isi n aro en, lie-it:lotion, instead of hying torn asunder by lb, e r I of religions factions, be permitted to enjoy the sole-toe • 'rat ole" .1 "gs"f arnitY9confidence,aird peace! Toy soos int;e ever Leen distinguished by enthusiastic and idyalty;whicli'l , sas ila general slo o ,l t r ite t rs i ng t es t of most grievous political ptivation3 ! Their hearts are aerrui and gra!eful, their understandings vigorous and acute. concessions, not clogged with _ungracious mistrust, we shall enlist their splendid talents inure tolly into our service, and rivet their afieciiints to our interests. We May well take example, in political liberality, from the religion which we tax with- intol raiser. Look at , Catholic Fraitee, where Protest ants are eligible to the Senate. Load, at Catholic Austria, where illustrious Catholic Princes ate wedded to Protestant wives. Look at Catholic Bavaria, where troth these examples are writ ed, of enlightened- and unshackled toleration. It is not from Catholic aggression that either national church nerd dread any sedans danger. Our own form of worship and system of doctrine are so congenial to the feeliugs of the people, that the national church of Scotland seems founded MI the solid rock of general attaclonent arid veneration. The respectable character of our clergy, their constant and, will ing residence sat their parishes, :rod their conscientious dis charge of every dilly, most naturally endear them to their flocks, of whiclrthev are truly the faithful shepherds. Their frequent mcetino aisti in Presbyteries, Synods, and General Assemblies, maintain amongst theni as feeling of cordiality ;lint a readineSs of co-operatiou, which are eminently useful to the best interests of tire church.' Tire tuitional church. of the Sis ter Kingdom may boast of possessing, both arirotrgst its pre lates and inferior clergy, many models of piety and wisdom. It has far afore to 'dread front tire progress and proselytism of Ant i tromian wildness on the one hand, and Socinian innova tion ran the other, atill even (if without disrespect 1 nray ven ture to say so) from its own internal divisions, and the want of nnion among tire clergy themselves, than from those im practicable schemes of aggrandisement, which the Catholics have long since ahatoloncil. The change which has taken place in the state of our fo reign relations. since we la,t. met together in our elective capacities, affords a pleasing theme for national exultation, and must call birth in favour of Ministers the warmest tri bute both of gratitude and praise. it is to their wisdom and perst erratic& that we are mainly indebted for the downfall of the most dangerous and inipacable enemy lay 'whom this country was ever assailed—whose main object it was to runt and degrade Great Britain, or rather to annihilate our poli tical existence. To heconie the despotic ruler of the world was the aim' of his gigantic ambition. knew that the pow erful resources and moral energy of this free nation opposed the most formidable harrier aga'nst, the completion of iris hopes. With all the rancour of malignity, awl all the eager ness of unprincipled andiitioo, he devoted his whole time and abiliter to the accomplishment of his darling, scheme. Un awed, however, by the extent., of his power, as well as by the Ant-Mimi of his success—undismayed by tire desponding, hat confident, predictions of their opponents, our Ministers por sued with • undeviating steadiness that wise and energetic system, which, under Providence, has saved this canonry from destruction, and emancipated. Europe from subjugation to an ignominious yoke. • They felt that no peace with such an enemy could either be lasting or secure. They were accused by their antagonists of making war against an individual ; but when we consider who that individual Was, when - we recollect that he was (if I may so express myself) the soul which directed the whole phy sical force of a mighty empire, without opposition ot control —unfettered by moral principle mill uninfluenced by public opinion—and whose hatred of this country was equally deep rooted and vindictive, we . ought to aeknowledgo and admire the sagacity and firmness of those who perseveringly resisted, and finalty overcame hint, If success had not crowned their exertions, how triumphantly would other StatetiMell nave ap pealed to their own prophetic: warnings! how . loudly would they have taxed .Ministers with obstinacy and presotoptimi ! Let those, then, obtain the credit of the glorious results, who, if the conflict had terminafed otherwise, would have in, curren all the blame of mar reverses! anal let its hope, that since all auspicious treaty has closed a long series of blood shed, every future veiir will be employed by our GOVOIIIIIICIIt at !mine, as well as b y every foreign power, ill gradually heal ing the wounds which the arduous cur,Niyt bas iullicteri ; ill cultivating the arts Of Peace; ill temperately rectifying abuses ; in anticipating and guarding against every coutin gency that could occasion a renewal of hostilities ; and in establishing the general welfare, both of nations and indivi duals, upon the solid basis of freedom, justice, and I should not hays crowed to trespais so long on your at tention, if I had not,thought that a detail of my political sentiments would he expected, as well a 4 excused. 1 beg Ace moire to repeat, that the proud recolleetion of the ho nour I have thi, day rec.-ived will he indelibly iinpressi•el ulna my twart. The disioterested kindness of those Gentle men who have come down purposely hlOlll Edinburgh, and s , .ar, from L ruinous io order to render my election more se cure, has gratifted and °bilged mu tar •e than I c,,ei ex press. I aria world of having obtained such a crap kof their esteem; and only regret, that a. reciprocity of friendship anal respect is the sole return which I have it in my power to offer, alio which they would expect or receive. 1 never can forget the gratitude which I OWeill those who have C mare so siegular-a mark of their confidence, or be neglect tal of tire duties which the acceptalrCe of sosolemna trust cojmns ate hiti n ritity to rerform. . The Freeholders, and a number of other Gen tlemen (upwards of forty), dined at Leith's Inn, w here a sumptuons entertainment was served up. A nnml) -r of toasts were given in the course of the evening, and speeches made in consequence of them. The health of that most useful and indefatigable man, Sir J. Sinclair, was proposed and drank with the applause his character so justly deserves. Sir Hobert sod .Mr. S6l and grandson of Lord Dundas (on their way to the ()limey 'Election), favoured the Member and the Freeholders with their company at dinner. About 10 o'clock, Mr. Sinclair was chaired to his lodgings, accompanied by a great concourse of people. Boni - lies and other demonstrations of joy were not omitted. LEICESTERsiiIItE ASSIZES.* EXTRAORDINARY CASE. On Friday a case came on before the Chief Ba ron, which had been the subject -of conversation for some time through this part of the country, and the circntngtances of .which raised against one of the parties the wildest rep wment, while the other was viewed with the deepest compas sion, At an early hour the Crown Court was filled to excess. Michael Shipman, a dissenter, a man of pro perty, 4-sident in Hinckley, within 13 iniles 'of - Leicester, was called to answer the complaint of a beautiful girl, named Emma Dalton. lie took his seat at the table opposite the witness's box, and had frequent communications with his soli citor during the trial, which lasted seven hours. The indictment charged him with having assault. ell Miss Dalton, and administered laudanum, or some other exciting drug, for the purpose ot pro ducing ut:consciousness, insensibility, or excite ment in that young; lady, with the view of ren dering her subservient to his passions. There were other counts in the indictment, one of which charged him with a common assault. Mr. CLARKE opened the case, which he said was the most aggravated one he had ever heard. He made no other comment upon it than that the evidence would be found incontrovertible ; ,that it would disclose a system of villainy the most depraved ; and that the honour of the sex -and common humanity demanded an attention from the Jury, incapable of being prejudiced by an ad dress to their teelings, unsupported by powerful testimony. Ile • called the prosecutrix. Upon getting into the box she trembled exceedingly. —lt would be difficult to describe the effect pro duced by her appearance. ' In her countenance, which wore the marks of thought and sorrow, could be traced the evidences of former happiness. The 'spectators turned AVii h horror to her abuser, who presented- a.liiilitoos contlast , ., His head was covered with lank red , halt-. He now and then grinned horribly a. ghastly smile," especially is heti his Countsel was proceeding to draw lute truces Ito: i the evidence Which led Mm to enter tain a vain hope; The following is the substance of Miss Dalton's evidence :—I atw 21 years of age. Nly father was a merchant, and resided a t Bi r mi ng h am hum Irma the embarrassed state / of. his circumstances found. it necessary some time ago to leave the country. My sisters and 1, to, whom be bad given it good.- education, remained at 110Me.''. Eilly in September I went hito the family'of Mr. Shipman, as governess to his three datighters, the eldeSt of whom is nearly 14, the second 10, and the third 7. On Friday the 19,b of Decem ber, 1 was violently ill with it pain in the chest, and a heaviness, and I retired to my room about seven o'clock. Between 11 and 12 time servant, Clara Johnson, came to ask how I was. Having receiv,ed no abatement of pain, I told her I , was exceedhigly ill, and begged that she would ask whether 1 should bathe lily' feet in warm water. On her return the girl told ine that her mistress Wad sent to her master, and he would be up directly. Before I had time to express my dis approbatiot) of so extraordinary an intention on time part of Mr: Shipman, he entered the room. Having covered my head with the bed. clothes, and made no reply to his i n quiry how I was, he pulled down time clothes, took both my !mantis, and placed time by force, 00 my bask : ,, desiring we to look at him full in the face. Again he asked rue wheat was the !natter with me? I said I had a vio lent pain in my chest. He asked me where my chest was ; and I said he ,ou s t know, and that he was trifling with me. He then desired Clara to (etc!) smite brandy. - She went down for it. The chiltheli were in the room, but they •were asleep ; theeldest girl was in h«1 with me, When Clara left the room, he put his hand over time upper part-of my person, and told me the pain was not in my chest, but in my stomoch. endeavour to remove his hand was quite fruitless, for l was_ extremely weak, and my breath was so violently atiec'ed as to reuder rue wholly inca pable of remonstrating with hint. Tlre : first words I. addressed to bin) when he entered the room were, that I had not sent for him, hut for Mts. Shipman: %%Then the girl returned with the bran dy, he removed his liaod from toy bosom, and obliged me to take some brandy, after which entreated him to ljave the room, which. he at first refused, but atterkvards consented to do, de daring, however, that . Clara should go, and that no one should ...ray wide the, whether I was well or ill Both went away together. About five o'clo'da in the morning I awoke -in great pain, and was quite hysterical ; limy cries awoke Mr. Shipman's eldest daughter,. who jumped out of bed and ran to her parents' roost. Mr..Shipuman came in a few moments . after his daughter, had kft the room, hut said nothing, and went away ininuoliately, Clara then atone, and said her toaster had ordered her to dress and. take me, down. 1 refused to go, saying to the, girl that time bed was fbetter for me, as 1 was ill. call ed repeatedly to kaow . whether 1 was coating down ; and 1, finding objections useless, told the gni she might dress me and take‘ me•doWn, 11e 1 was at the bottom of time stalls' with a candle in his hand ; he had on a night-cap and waistcoat, but oir coat, and he assisted the gii . l in bringing., me hot) the room, where, before a large fire, there %v-as a :ofa, on which he placed me. I complained of.the eXcessive heat, on which he sent Clara for the tra-thiogs - , and said the fire was not hotter than I could, bear it. My breath grew worse, and It,ll dreadfully ill. At that toomeut the girl entered with coal and tea-things.. Ise insisted on lay takitmg . tea . , and raised me up for the purpose Of doing so. Upon compulsion I took two cups, and lie said I should have a third. There is a cupboard itt the room, tvbete different kinds of dtuga are kept, amongst which is lantanum. Be fore he brought the third clip, be, went to that cophoard and filled it there. I refused to take it. lie d 1 should, and- raised time tip, and presented the cop to my mouth. I perceived the smell was nauseons, and again refused. Ile de clared that I shotad, or he would drench toe to th it : at the same time lie took hold of me by time nose, forced it down my throat most violently, imul threw the down on the sofa. He sat on the sofa. One of my teeth was bloke!), hut whether it was at that time or not 1 don't know. Clara came in while he was drenching me with time (ea, and he de sired'her to take the bone out of my stays. 1 was in violent agony, mid I motioned her not to do it while be was in the room. lie weot Out. I thought I was expiring. Clara on removing the bone re tired. 11e came and sat at time foot of time sofa, and gave his hand more unrestrained liberties than before upon my person. The servant came in, and he removed his hands, with one of which Imo had held both of mimic'. In answer to his inquiry. she said she had come to prepare the room foe the family. He desired her to remove time on the sofa into the kitchen. As 'well as I could I told her to carry me to lied, but he said it was nseless, for I should not go, and lie removed me into the back kitchen OD .the sofa, near the fire, and put the shutters up ; Clara went to do her business, and he sate- beside me and repeated the libertie , I alluded' to. At that moment Clara came in. There was a nauseous taste iu the' last cup of tea I took, which was not in either of the other cups, 1 have since smelt laudaimum in tea, and it is toy firm.belref that laudanum was mixed in the third cup. Niy illness increased, Kull Clara, by his order, put me to bed, where I grew worse. Mrs. Shipmair came in on' heartng me scream, and Mr. Shipman made tie take castor oil. Whet occurred from that time lid 4 in the aft troormir I was wholly turcooscions lit. Ou Sunday I felt, better, and contrived to shit) dimmer, after wind) Mrs. Shipmatm proposed to her husband to . go to chapel... I went lip to toy own room, Mts. Ship . man went to chapel, and. Mt. Shipman came to: me while I was lying on the bed, nod iodated on lie y goi ng down. I told would cry murder if he persisted in removing inc, for 1 was 4rcall h-I,IIIY id. He used all the persuasive argionents he could to induce me to go (tow.. ; said lie had riot gone to chapel on, my aecoupt, anti all the rest were out. 1 said he was a bati nod supplicated him to leave, me., , • Finding that 1 was bent spun _not going down, lie lsrn,rtghl pp a lam ge,goblet full of brandy tool water. I said it is at riot broody, and refimaed to take any. He J hreat cued io - diencb me with . it; and stood over me till drauk it every drop. 1 n 141 tqf 'then iu itOte rr gi t teat i r fi t s of c , and lust all.. recollection of what occurred , the 'following "mtirftFliet was `awoke ''b M f . „ Shipman's kisses. He fad me how Much 11- wife and chilffren•loved me, and tlnit he loved more ten times. I com plained of the insultJle l . 3 ' • (offered me, and said I Should ihrolin Mrs. Sh'r man. of his vile condoet. I infOrmed Mr's. man of it. My illness contintieil With unallate" %iolence ; and though I expressed a avistll to see I Mr. Po‘ver, the surgeon, and anothc ol e ` licBt t man, I was denied by Mr. and Mrs. SitiPtinio• '• lengih 1 5.1 w• Mr. Power on Tuesday; told they had given me different kinds of m edicip e ;: _that I had requested to see him, but had bee n r.e i • fused ; that I was sr ry unhappy ; had been 1T very ill, but had neither time nor power to tell more. I continued defiriotts for a fortnight ; last thing 1 remembered was Mr: Power's comin4'. Flom Mr. Shipman's I was removed to'the rage ;in a sedan, until I got better. In tny-hed; , room there was nn bell. 'There was; 1 believ e, key in the door, but Mrs. Shipman begged ‘ • %you'd never lOck• the door, through tear of " re : ' or the illness of the ebildren.• 1 stayed a week 31' the vicarage, front whence Iwent to, my aP 6( 5 lodgings at Birmingham. Before the Friday s he had - taken salts and calomel, and other drugg; for a cold, by desire of the prisoner.—fn her cross; examination by Mr. Denman, she merely r epeale"! • itr forayer statement-. The object of the Le arne i l l Counsel was to- obtain some admissions wh ie , o might leave au impression a hat the pristw el conduct ,was dictated by a feeling of co mpassiot l i ; whirr) was mistaken for love'. The vtitness 34l i . stated, ,that all resistance was impossible; ", • 'breath as well as strength having b e en affec t i. and an unnatural sensation having, in conseq ue° of tile clrtigs, pervaded her. Clara jason deposed, that she lived 45 ° le r ; hn vane to Mr. :Shipman, and'gave an accoant u. conduct of her master perfectly confilatatorY , __a far as it went, of that given by Miss Dalt° _ She described the state of - health of the-r", , ,', lady as most deplorable, and - remembered when she told her master how ill she was, be s A % l( g that was just what- be wanted. She added , i t t s , when her mistress went to Chapel of: her master came to her and sew. her out • child before shehad time to clean herself; t 1". it•- ,ilat when Mr. Power came to see Miss D"' Mr. Shipman flung down his hat in a grea t tene t and said he was undone. ;ed In Iter, cross.examination she but incres • t 55 the evidence against the prisoner. She hear d -af 4 ,1 Dalton say in her delirium, that her master I (f t broken her tooth and while she was tlepriv e ` l) f ie her senses, Mr. Shipman put his hand report' person. Mi sc Alartlia licy, ,the nurse, who attended ha Dalton on Wednesday night, deposed, th 3f- s fe l was quite delirious, and that Shipman had ''c in while she was so in the manner described. J 'ba ic , he came, and asked whether Miss Dairon bld ed for him ? to which witness replied, " ti c `' ( , b e, had in her delirium." " Ah, poor girl," , t' i6 " she always asks for me.'" • i!e a Mr. Power, surgeon, of Hinckley, said be os t e „, M'rss Dalton on'Tuesday the (2..0 ot Deect l Y o ll when he found her very faint. She had a and het - pent pulse, and'complaitied o f a r;" . .' 1 ,el the head, and coldness in the feet, and -I°u o v , excessively ill. Site made the cominuttioca ti ,v e f• him which she bad stated to the COlart. ba‘t e nesday' morning she was Mitch worse : s l ' e l spent a delirlitus pieta, her pike had iticre ° :I,er a 0 .ion, and the n ness reeointnn e t led ba s opinion to be taken. She was very deliri ° l " f ols' her compktiot was attended with lucid i" e pa ato -Witness was not prepared to say that 1 3e 0 04 1 would produce libidinousness—a small Ho ye produce excitement—a large one stupor• I°. Mr. DIIIC,MiON, for tl:e defence, attetorr dle show . that Miss, D,tlton must' have coitst" %visit:to render medical assistance jot ° tree ce' . else than love, and the application of t he nary medicines for the correction Of a tta'"risa the order into the administing of philte rs force of mighty in igic, Ile showed how tl et ous it was to allow the child t(s sepaKj u l, at“ perilous an age from her natural pro'ec" i 1 e at' oi ) attributed the madness of the girl to th e ous chrreat of the passions. art ao• 1 'he Judge summed tip the eVidence, al" („int• laid hefore'the Jury the several in . :qui-lie' 0 Ile 0 1 there had been such abundant pr 601. „ v ile 3 1 cidarly dtvelt Upon the example to, „ o at' children in the comnlicated baseness of t3c conduct to . an'helpless and all Unprotected. I°l° . The Jury returned a verdict of—GaillY: tarp s ~ The Judge immediately passed sOteliciV a a t al - )' delight of the Court. -Mr. Shipmin was ed f o r . to pay_ a flue of 1001.,' and to be iinPri" l : ll tec est ill; calendar months. This was the °DIY case during the Assizes. • . • On Fliday morning, about four „f it is alarming fire broke out on the pienti,Vieseg, tie Esq. M. P. Bosh Hill, ie w.1 94 0 1 commenced in one of the stacks sere r(? o f hay, which quickly communicated l„,,aatfi o f -others, which were totally consumed. s:'arcityl,, the dryness of the weather and (h e t 9 o"c lu e c . water, the flames were not aubdoell e . 6s i i t iii Several London engines were sent to tort /11 tioguisliiitoz the flames. . char ks LONG! VVI'Y.—It is stated in lbe cit y a zone, that there is now living Man, at the adeanced age-or I.IS'Ye6I:" 11 400 Bin 4,IJY - On the 31st ult. in Mmitagu-slitare , th e a o n• We-Miry of Wyefields, Ess"7 • m ;V MARRE• . INr" " d eer , On th • e Ist lust . at St. Ma r y' s , T. t. of DeCey„ of Mark-rime, loCharlotte , e ' lit ". j • late William Gunner, Esq. of the Nent-ro a t , o‘ ---------- • - e • DIED. „ On the Ist i:l6..nft , r an iducss of only • . Old v ibe o;o;t.ea Essex, ofthe Strand. ,oth `On the 271 h ult. at Streatham , t o the:, .t),4„ , ‘ir. , Ennita Drary, youngest dm:Oat:l. of SP ".. '`t • rt.t, On Friday last, at . 1 1 1 1.- • Cut?rer, in the tiad yea, t.)(11 . Age• • f s ; ! 1$ , 'l 4 ' • . • 13 . cAps'l\igS, ,4l,oo.joli LONDON: !'tinter) byJ. „al; 0 Orniiitid;srKee; 3"' SCRIPPS, of No.-7, South Nloly"'*,,, t iWt' e Other, No. lie, t.itrtinit ; where A 1 1 44 -6 5,01. Letters, Ace, be nAll N t ie N t i ; y